Reads: How Bitcoin and the Atomic bomb changed the World

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In 1945, humanity invented a technology that made total war impossible. In 2009, we invented a technology that made total financial control impossible. ⚛️₿

Welcome to the premiere episode of Proof of Thought, a new series exploring the deepest philosophical questions of our time. In this episode, we read an article by Bitcoin Weller Uli that draws a chilling parallel between the Atomic Bomb and Bitcoin. Just as nuclear weapons forced nations to change how they wage war through "Mutually Assured Destruction," Bitcoin forces governments to change how they manage money through "Mutually Assured Verification." We explore how technology creates "thresholds"—points of no return—and why Bitcoin isn't just a new currency, but a new law of physics for economics.